vision

Roget-categorie 441

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation

#441. Vision

zelfstandig naamwoord

vision, sight, optics, eyesight.
view, look, espial^†, glance, ken [Scot.], coup d'oeil [Fr.] — glimpse, glint, peep — gaze, stare, leer — perlustration^†, contemplation — conspection^†, conspectuity^† — regard, survey — introspection — reconnaissance, speculation, watch, espionage, espionnage [Fr.], autopsy — ocular inspection, ocular demonstration — sight-seeing.
point of view — gazebo, loophole, belvedere, watchtower.
field of view — theater, amphitheater, arena, vista, horizon — commanding view, bird's eye view — periscope.
visual organ, organ of vision — eye — naked eye, unassisted eye — retina, pupil, iris, cornea, white — optics, orbs — saucer eyes, goggle eyes, gooseberry eyes.
short sight etc. 443 — clear sight, sharp sight, quick sight, eagle sight, piercing sight, penetrating sight, clear glance, sharp glance, quick glance, eagle glance, piercing glance, penetrating glance, clear eye, sharp eye, quick eye, eagle eye, piercing eye, penetrating eye — perspicacity, discernment — catopsis^†.
eagle, hawk — cat, lynx — Argus^†.
evil eye — basilisk, cockatrice [Myth.].

werkwoord

see, behold, discern, perceive, have in sight, descry, sight, make out, discover, distinguish, recognize, spy, espy, ken [Scot.] — get a sight of, have a sight of, catch a sight of, get a glimpse of, have a glimpse of, catch a glimpse of — command a view of — witness, contemplate, speculate — cast the eyes on, set the eyes on — be a spectator of etc. 444 — look on etc. (be present) 186 — see sights etc. (curiosity) 455 — see at a glance etc. (intelligence) 498.
look, view, eye — lift up the eyes, open one's eye — look at, look on, look upon, look over, look about one, look round — survey, scan, inspect — run the eye over, run the eye through — reconnoiter, glance round, glance on, glance over turn one's looks upon, bend one's looks upon — direct the eyes to, turn the eyes on, cast a glance.
observe etc. (attend to) 457 — watch etc. (care) 459 — see with one's own eyes — watch for etc. (expect) 507 — peep, peer, pry, take a peep — play at bopeep^†.
look full in the face, look hard at, look intently — strain one's eyes — fix the eyes upon, rivet the eyes upon — stare, gaze — pore over, gloat on — leer, ogle, glare — goggle — cock the eye, squint, gloat, look askance.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

seeing etc. v. — visual, ocular — optic, optical — ophthalmic.
clear-eyesighted etc. n. — eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, lynx-eyed, keen-eyed, Argus-eyed.
visible etc. 446.

bijwoord

visibly etc. 446 — in sight of, with one's eyes open at sight, at first sight, at a glance, at the first blush — prima facie [Lat.].

tussenwerpsel

look!, etc. (attention) 457.

uitdrukking

the scales falling from one's eyes — an eye like Mars to threaten or command" [Hamlet]; her eyes are homes of silent prayer" [Tennyson]; looking before and after" [Hamlet]; thy rapt soul sitting in thine eyes" [Milton].

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